Timo (13) is frustrated. On his three-page check list, he has ticked off almost everything, only in math, there is still something to do. “We just take the coordinates and I don’t bother to come at all,” says the Sekschüler from Lindau ZH. In school, he would have executed a little Hand. But since two weeks Timo, as all of the students in the country need to learn at home. Therefore, must now help his father. Come to happiness out of it, says Timo. And also, he adds, does not need to queue up at him and wait, how else is the teacher in the school.
father Michael sander (52) supported his son in other respects, too. The IT specialist has provided him with an additional Monitor on the Desk. Finally, Timo, a passionate floorball player spends many hours of the day on the PC. In the virtual class room, he can chat with the teacher and worksheets to download. The weekly class Council will take place via video conference.
accordion lessons via Skype
Also in the case of Timos sister Well (11) is new, a large part of the instruction on the screen. Every Morning her teacher sent a task. Otherwise, you can be relatively freely for themselves what to learn when. Only the fifth-grader has removed her doll’s house are emptied and fresh. There are now stowed in their school notebooks.
The girl has adjusted well to the new Situation. The accordion lessons now via Skype and in the room of the parents have prepared for the gymnast a little stretching. But, Well, missing their Girlfriends. “It’s boring,” she says. Also if you play more time with your little brother Andri (8).
teacher send tasks by Mail
The second graders is like his big sister from distance education so far more calls. “In the weekly schedule of 15 minutes is provided for a task sheet. Andri is after three minutes,” says his mother, Dominique, under sander (47). The trained teacher, and has on the ground floor of the house in the Lindauer village core, a Studio where she teaches, among other things, Pilates. Now, however, she is mainly involved in child care – and the Studio was converted to the floorball space.
While working Well and Timo are relatively independent, the Youngest still a lot of support. In addition, he learns, unlike his siblings a little more away from the computer. On Friday, his teacher sent new documents and material, and the parents send back the checked week plan and the task sheets.
the Big challenge for teachers
Dagmar Rösler (40), President of the teachers Association of Switzerland, is proud of how the schools cope with the crisis. “The teachers show a lot of imagination and wealth of ideas,” she says. The Rahel Tschopp (49) States of the Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich. She runs a counseling hotline, which has set up the University for schools and teachers in the whole German-speaking Switzerland. The school of Lindau is in close contact with the University. Lindau is an example of a school that have been through a Corona, a “huge step” in terms of digitisation, says Tschopp.
Although the majority of Lindauer Sekschülern during the normal lessons with a private Tablet. Used you have it but only rarely. Now, the school discovered, of necessity, entirely new possibilities offered by the technology. “For us as teachers a lot of uncharted territory,” says Monika spelt man (52), class teacher of Timo. The first days were therefore all very stressful. She speaks of a “Challenge” where the conversation quickly became clear that the Seklehrerin challenges is averse to.
“last week, it was much too much”
The students do with the new Situation usually also good. “Surprisingly well,” says dinkel man. Some would, however, struggle with being alone. In addition, there is the case of very conscientious students who wanted to do everything perfectly, hard to turn off, if between the Home and the school is only a few clicks are. Difficult it is, if it is necessary to divide suddenly yourself, when you learn what. The teacher would therefore offer checklists for students who are glad to have a little more leadership, says dinkel man. “Just for the Weaker ones this is a huge help.”
Timo, Too, was at first overwhelmed. “Last week it was too much,” he says. Meanwhile, it was a little better, although the search tasks in the virtual Schulz same always, sometimes, still a maze. His parents tell that the Sekschüler was sunk at the beginning of the teachers sent Material. “You brought him almost out of his room,” says his father. From his point of view, the children hung is currently a little too much “the devices”.
Extra-hours plan for long-sleepers
The teachers is the use of the specific output location for something unconventional “Ufzgi”. Instead of just working to fill in sheets, Timo cook, for example, every week his family. The last Time there was Spaghetti, “Cinque Pi”. The photographic evidence and the assessment of the parents of the students sent by Mail to the home Economics teacher.
Also in the Kindergarten and primary level, where students have less of a private Tablet or a Laptop, the teachers are creative. Tschopp of the PH Zurich was reported by a kindergarten teacher, the language with the Little ones via Whatsapp messages to remain in contact. In another school the teachers have selected their First – to third – graders day plans in two versions: once for early and once for late risers. Already Websites are also online, where teachers tips for teaching at home exchange. “The teachers are very engaged,” summarizes Tschopp. Teachers Association President, Rösler winds in addition to the parents a Party. “The Cohesion and understanding is very large, even from their side,” she says.
anticipation of the normal state
it is for many families a major challenge, if your home is suddenly not only office, but also school. The Anders were able to organise themselves because of their Jobs well. But you are aware that this is not at all so easy. Not only once you realize that the life exception, in the started state only. Who knows how the mood in the house is, if a few weeks have passed.
Timo and his brothers and sisters are definitely looking to finally be able to return to school. As he came to know that the schools close, he rejoiced very much, told the Sekschüler. “But it turns out that it is so cool,” he says disarmingly honest. “We would, I think, all go back to school.”
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